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Akeron MPlarger figure on 1 of 1
MILANlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
incl. Tube
Single sourcelaunch tube included Firing post tripod and battery included
Single sourceMissile
Single sourceMissile: 15 kg (33 lb), launch tube included Firing post: 11 kg (24 lb), tripod and battery included[source]
15kg (incl. Tube)[source]
Mass
Single source16.4 kg[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source200 m/s (660 ft/s)[source]
Operational; Operational range · source measurement 1
Single sourceOperational; Operational range · source measurement 2
Single source150 m – 5 km[source]
Operational; MILAN ER
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Akeron MP | MILAN |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank guided missile Surface-to-surface missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | France, West Germany[source] |
| In service | 2018 – present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See operators[source] |
| Designed | 2010 – 2015[source] | 1970s[source] |
| Manufacturer | MBDA France[source] | MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)[source] |
| Produced | 2016 – present[source] | 1971[source] |
| No. built | 400 launch units and 3,000 missiles ordered for the French Armed Forces as of November 2023 (total export numbers difficult to assess)[source] | 350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers[source] |
| Warhead | Tandem HEAT[source] | Single or tandem HEAT[source] |
| Blast yield | Can penetrate 1,000 mm of RHA Can penetrate 2,000 mm of concrete[source] | — |
| Engine | solid-fuel rocket, two-phase thrust ( soft launch )[source] | solid-fuel rocket[source] |
| Guidance system | infrared homing and television guidance[source] | SACLOS wire[source] |
| Launch platform | Tripod (man-portable) Combat vehicles Naval vessels[source] | Individual, vehicle[source] |
| Launch platforms | Multi-platforms[source] | — |
| Wars | — | South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict Operation Sangaris War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Unit cost | — | £7,500 (1984)[source] |
| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | — | contact[source] |
| Steering system | — | Jet deflector[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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